CFP: North American Society for Social Philosophy at the 2025 APA Pacific

North American Society for Social Philosophy

Call for Abstracts: Community-Engaged Philosophy

For 2025 APA Pacific Division Meeting

April 16-19, 2025, San Francisco, California

Those interested in presenting at NASSP’s affiliated group sessions at the 2025 APA Pacific Division Meeting are invited to submit an abstract for their proposed presentation. Proposals for presentations in all areas of social philosophy (broadly construed) are welcome, but special attention will be devoted to abstracts that relate to the sessions’ theme – Community-Engaged Philosophy.

Submissions from both members and non-members are welcome, but membership in the North American Society for Social Philosophy is required if your paper is accepted and you wish to present at one of our sessions at the APA Pacific Division Meeting. (APA membership and registration for the Pacific Division Meeting are also required to participate.)

Abstracts of 350-500 words, prepared for anonymous review, should be emailed as a .pdf attachment to [email protected] and [email protected] on or before the deadline: September 10, 2024. Please include author’s name, email address, paper title, and institutional affiliation in the body of the email. Acceptance/rejection decisions will be emailed to authors by October 1st, if not sooner.

Abstracts should:

·       Convey an identifiable and engaging thesis, argument, or overall perspective.

·       Motivate the author’s approach to the issue under discussion by conveying the outlines of the argument or explaining why a particular theoretical frame is helpful for understanding the topic.

·       Be clear and well-written, avoiding jargon when possible and explaining it when necessary.

·       Demonstrate some engagement with the relevant literature, either through brief citations or an awareness of existing contributions.

Possible topics on the theme of Community-Engaged Philosophy include:

·       Public philosophy

·       Community-engaged philosophy pedagogies and case studies

·       Philosophy and public policy (ex. ongoing conflicts, diversity, equity, and inclusion, etc.)

·       Definitions and conceptions of community: local, national, global

·       Philosophy of law or public policy on race, gender, and other minoritized identities

·       Philosophy of disability and reform movements

·       Philosophy and activism (on LGBTQ+ rights, worker’s rights, etc.)

·       Philosophy in education

·       Practical applications of philosophy

·       Philosophy in the community

·       Philosophy across communities

·       Communities of philosophical inquiry

NASSP’s APA Pacific Division Representatives:

Chong Choe-Smith, California State University Sacramento ([email protected])

Janice Moskalik, Seattle University ([email protected])

Accessibility and Inclusivity:

NASSP is committed to creating an inclusive intellectual community where philosophers from historically marginalized groups feel welcome and are able to participate. NASSP recognizes that there are a variety of barriers of entry due to systemic discrimination and oppression that might prohibit participation in its events and governance (and in professional philosophy more broadly). NASSP is committed to removing those barriers and challenging oppressive norms within the profession more broadly, specifically (though not exclusively) for those related to race, ethnicity, Indigeneity, sexual orientation, ability, class, or gender.